The proposal by the Illinois Policy Institute features long-term legal limits on state spending, a three-year budget freeze, billions of dollars in borrowing and substantial cuts in pension benefits for state workers
The local school board will hear the proposal tonight.
by Amanda Griffin-Johnson Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that by the time of our FOIA request in 2009, the Department of Transportation spent $1,656,543,925.65 on
Michigan can't sue Illinois over the Asian Carp. They don't have to.
The Department of Commerce spent $1,068 on table tents in 2008.
Proposal addresses $83 billion unfunded liability while respecting taxpayers.
Here are five common items that every city in Illinois could put on its web site.
We have made significant progress in opening up
That's why charter schools are located almost entirely in Chicago.
The Department of Public Health spent $551,895.96 on telephone interviews for the CDC. Find out more here.
The state spent $4,765 on Business cards in 2008 and 2009.
The Institute's Director of Outreach, Brian Costin, appeared January 12 on on the nationally syndicated show First Business responding to the recent unemployment insurance tax hike and extended benefits in Illinois.
Please join us for our education summit, In Our Hands, a gathering of national experts on school choice. The lunch session will be keynoted by the activist, pastor and state lawmaker, the Rev. Senator James Meeks.
$735 million from state sale.